TESTING THE ENVIRONMENT‐STRATEGY LINKAGE IN TRANSITION ECONOMIES: A STUDY OF RUSSIAN MANAGERS

Abstract

This paper attempts to apply an organizational adaptation model to Russian firms in order to assess whether Western strategic models can be used to understand the behavior of firms in transition economies. A modification of Miles and Snow strategic postures was used to assess the relationship between environmental uncertainty and strategic adaptation. Support was found for the environment‐strategy relationship; the direction of the relationship was similar to that found in Western free‐market economies. In this application, the Reactor appeared to be a viable strategy. The linkage to performance, however, was not confirmed.

Citation

Golden, P.A., Johnson, D. and Smith, J.R. (1995), "TESTING THE ENVIRONMENT‐STRATEGY LINKAGE IN TRANSITION ECONOMIES: A STUDY OF RUSSIAN MANAGERS", The International Journal of Organizational Analysis, Vol. 3 No. 3, pp. 284-302. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb028833